San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-08-23
EDITORIAL BREVITIES.

The most generous shower of year
fell upon this city this morning at an
early hour, and the promise Of the
clouds bids us hope for more.
SAN MARCOS is said to stand good
chance of securing the state TefOTma-
tory. A good place for the Chautauqua
circle to get in some philantbrOpie work.
Tue sinking of that American schooner
Is discredted simply because the crew
who were drowned have not come to
life to give evidence In the case. This
is poetic justice OF the modern philau-
thrOplC kind. Some writer's are so very
tender.
The democracy complain, and with
Justice, that they cannot fit muZZle to
Gov. FOraker's mouth. The words of
political truth and soberness which For
aker utters do not sound unsteady in
democratic ears.
The canned goods supply of the east
has been largely cut off. and the orders
that flood California have sent the prices
OF such goods way up the scale and
doubled the force in nearly every can
ming establishment on the Pacific slope
THERE was whole volume of sug-
gestiveness in the Mayors, aside-"It
looks as though no money for public i'm
prOvement would be expended before
November" Why vote bonds six months
before utilizing them?
The pro and anti join hands over the
bloody chasm, and covenant to do all
that In them lies to promote the inter-
ests of San Antonio. For this increase
of all its material prosperity this city
waits, and waiting shows some symp-
toms Of working.
RUSSIA is using the acceptance of the
throne OF Bulgaria by Ferdenand as a
pretext for Withdrawing from her obi
cations under the Berlin treaty. This
treaty has heavily handicapped Russia,
and she will be glad OF an opportunity
to throw of its restraints. 1t bars the
way to COnstantinOple too etfeCtually.
THE Waco Examiner is at fault in say
ing that in the recent election the negro
vote was evenly divided between the
pros and ants. The negro vote was
largely cast again the amendment. In
the southern part OF the state not to ex-
coed fifteen per cent OF that vote was
cast for the amendment. Seventy-iVe
per cent Of the prohibition vote was
democratic vote. The republican vote
saved this state from democratic IA
naticism.
The Waco Examiner turns its bat
teries against the nti.prOhibitiOn
papers which travel out OF their way
to deal harshly with the saloons" The
Examiner Ia too indefinite by half.
What anti-paper has asked for more
than a proper enforcement OF existing
laws? The saloons are the creatures OF
law, exist under law, and are regulated
by law. Their rights under such laws
are as fully guaranteed by the state as
are the rights OF any other class of bust
ness men.
Now, that the priestly advocates OF
prohibition cannot secure the adoption
Of their gospel Of restriction by the
mines by suppression and force, they
come out fiat-footed for the abolition Of
all license and free trade in whisky;
vide Advance. The laymen In
the prohibition camp are not so
| idiotic. They will advocate stringent
enforcement OF present laws and the
passage Of others. 1t is only when
| preacher runs riot after a political
hobby that the common sense which
should govern him seems clean gone
| from him forever.
The LIGHT does not take any stock In
| the water famine scare in this city.
Clean the springs, substitute steam for
water power in pumping. and there VIII
be water amply sufficient for domestic
purposes, for lawns and gardens, and
| for water for steam boilers, The dams
in the city have no legal right of exist
enoe. As for the irrigating bitches the
council cannot touch them, even for the
benefit Of the city, much less for the
benefit Of private corporation. The
publication Of that petition to the coun-
Gil is very i'll timed Will do no good
| and may do indefinite harm. Time
enough TO do that when the facts Justify
the assertion that the river is going dry,
which at present is rot the case.